SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Allan Ray pumped his fist up and down, the universal signal for "and one." He had just made the biggest shot of his life, he thought, and he would now head to the free throw line for a chance to tie the most improbable college basketball game of the season. (Full article: 533 words)

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